Events
Bishop's Pastoral Letter for Education Day - 10th September 2023
The reasons why the Catholic Church establishes and sustains a network of schools was highlighted most eloquently in the 2005 document entitled 'Christ at the Centre': Our Catholic schools are critical to the mission of the Church, providing an arena...
Parish AGM Minutes 18 September 2022 including the Financial Statements for 2022
Roman Catholic Parish of St Edmund, King and Martyr Parish AGM - 18 September 2022. Read the minutes Parish AGM - 18.9.22.docx. 2022 Accounts_January to December 2022_AGM Figures.xlsx...
Organists needed
Organists needed Every parish needs organists - the more the merrier - but many people with the necessary talent are reluctant to get involved in case they find themselves lumbered with a regular commitment! This does not have to be...
Live Streaming from St Edmunds
You can watch Mass from St Edmunds on your home computer, or mobile device. We will be live streaming Mass on Sundays and Wednesdays at 10.30am. Please click here. If you'd like to follow and respond in the Mass but...
Honouring Sunday
As the Synodal Pathway of listening and discerning unfolds, we the bishops of England and Wales, are paying particular attention to the hopes and fears, the joys and anxieties of all who are sharing their thoughts and feelings with us....
The Ten Questions to be Considered by the Parishes as the Diocese Embarks of the Synodal Pathway
On Oct. 10, 2021, Pope Francis formally opened a two-year process called "a synod on synodality," officially known as "Synod 2021-2023: For a Synodal Church." In brief, the process involves an expansion of an established institution, called the "Synod of...
Bishop Alan's Pastoral letter
Bishop Alan's Pastoral letter in Preparation for the 2023 Synod in Rome. Read here...
'Gift Aid - the good way to give to your Church'
Gift Aid is an arrangement that allows charities, including churches, to reclaim tax on donations made by a taxpayer. It covers weekly giving as well as one-off donations. This means that every donation you make is worth 25% more to...
RADIO MARIA - A Christian Voice in Your Home
Fr Mike was recently interviewed about hospital chaplaincy for broadcast on 'Padre's Hour' on Radio Maria. Click here for further details of broadcast and how to listen to Radio Maria....
Statement on Safeguarding
The account given in the IICSA Report of abuse known to be inflicted on children in the Catholic Church in England and Wales in the past 50 years is shocking and overwhelming. At our meeting this week, we Bishops have...
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage is an ideal way of combining prayer and exercise. Allied to Abbey 1000, an inspirational opportunity has been designed for you to walk (within permitted guidelines) in your own time either or both of two mediaeval routes of pilgrims...
A test of Faith describes the significance of St Edmund in times of plague
A local historian, tour guide and member of St Edmund's Catholic Church, John Saunders has decided to release a story that he intended for the future but which has assumed current relevance. Inhabitants of Bury St Edmunds will be familiar...